Fraud Collection (page 2)

Cures All the Ills of Man or Beast. Cartoon, 1921, by Rollin Kirby commenting on the resurrection of the Fordney
TARIFF BILL, 1921. Cures All the Ills of Man or Beast. Cartoon, 1921, by Rollin Kirby commenting on the resurrection of the Fordney Emergency Tariff Bill

Advert, Bryant & May's Patent Safety Matches. Date: 1868

Ethel Beenham, Harry Price's secretary, demonstrates how a skilful medium can perform any number of psychic phenomena even though her hands and feet are tied. Date: 1930s ?

French spirit photographer Edouard Isidore Buguet (1840-1901) is cleared of evil fluids by a medium, before he takes a spirit photograph: he was convicted of fraud in 1874 Date: circa 1874

The Brawl, 1900 (oil on canvas)
7337446 The Brawl, 1900 (oil on canvas) by Cogghe, Remy (1854-1935); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Tournai, Belgium; (add.info.: Painting, Remy Cogghe (1854-1935) Musee des Beaux-Arts, Tournai, Hainaut

The Brawl, 1900 (oil on canvas)
7337442 The Brawl, 1900 (oil on canvas) by Cogghe, Remy (1854-1935); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Tournai, Belgium; (add.info.: Painting, Remy Cogghe (1854-1935) Musee des Beaux-Arts, Tournai, Hainaut

The Brawl, 1900 (oil on canvas)
7337443 The Brawl, 1900 (oil on canvas) by Cogghe, Remy (1854-1935); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Tournai, Belgium; (add.info.: Painting, Remy Cogghe (1854-1935) Musee des Beaux-Arts, Tournai, Hainaut

The Brawl, 1900 (oil on canvas)
7337444 The Brawl, 1900 (oil on canvas) by Cogghe, Remy (1854-1935); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Tournai, Belgium; (add.info.: Painting, Remy Cogghe (1854-1935) Musee des Beaux-Arts, Tournai, Hainaut

Esau Selling his Birthright (oil on canvas)
7333470 Esau Selling his Birthright (oil on canvas) by Giordano, Luca (1634-1705); 190.5x165.1 (framed) cm; Perth Museum & Art Gallery, Scotland; (add.info.: Artist: Giordano, Luca (b.1634, d.1705)

Therese Humbert (b/w photo)
1702228 Therese Humbert (b/w photo) by French Photographer; (add.info.: Therese Humbert (1856-after 1936) was a French female fraudster

The Transvaal Gold Fields and how to reach them--Civilised and Uncivilised--An Illicit... 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Transvaal Gold Fields and how to reach them--Civilised and Uncivilised--An Illicit Diamond Buyer and his victims, 1890

John Hipple Mitchell of Oregon, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
John Hipple Mitchell of Oregon, 1865-1880. Mitchell, Hon. John Hipple of Oregon, between 1865 and 1880. [Lawyer, politician, convicted criminal: charged with bigamy

Statues on the Outside of the Cloisters (engraving)
3631512 Statues on the Outside of the Cloisters (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statues on the Outside of the Cloisters)

Johnny assaulting Lawyer Gripe-all in his office after being cheated of 100 pounds
FLO4999638 Johnny assaulting Lawyer Gripe-all in his office after being cheated of 100 pounds. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas Rowlandson from William Combes The History of Johnny Quae

Mitchell, Hon. John Hipple of Oregon, between 1870 and 1880. Creator: Unknown
Mitchell, Hon. John Hipple of Oregon, between 1870 and 1880

Plucked Geese--The story of the Gobang Mining Company, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Plucked Geese--The story of the Gobang Mining Company, 1890

Discovery of the Piltdown Man in 1911
BAL4279 Discovery of the Piltdown Man in 1911 by Cooke, Arthur Claude (1867-1951); Geological Society, London, UK; (add.info.: discovered in 1912 by Charles Dawson; )

The Overend and Gurney Trial (engraving)
1056974 The Overend and Gurney Trial (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Overend and Gurney Trial)

Ann Moore, the fasting woman of Tutbury, born 1761. 1869 (lithograph)
7232948 Ann Moore, the fasting woman of Tutbury, born 1761. 1869 (lithograph) by Cooper, Robert (fl.1800-36); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ann Moore, the fasting woman of Tutbury, born 1761)

Hansard Publishing Union scandal (engraving)
7173244 Hansard Publishing Union scandal (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hansard Publishing Union scandal)

Louis de Rougemont, French hoaxer (litho)
7172528 Louis de Rougemont, French hoaxer (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis de Rougemont (Henri Louis Grin) (1847-1921), French hoaxer

Henry Fauntleroy, banker hanged for forgery in 1824 (engraving)
7200927 Henry Fauntleroy, banker hanged for forgery in 1824 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Fauntleroy)

Louis de Rougemont, French hoaxer (litho)
7172530 Louis de Rougemont, French hoaxer (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis de Rougemont (Henri Louis Grin) (1847-1921), French hoaxer

Prince Menshikov banished to Siberia, 1727 (litho)
7184933 Prince Menshikov banished to Siberia, 1727 (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prince Menshikov banished to Siberia, 1727)

The Wits Last Stake; or, The Cobbling Voter and Abject Canvassers, satire on Tory accusations against the Duchess of
7148315 The Wits Last Stake; or, The Cobbling Voter and Abject Canvassers, satire on Tory accusations against the Duchess of Devonshire of bribing voters while canvassing on behalf of the Whig

Britannia crowned by Victory and attended by Plenty and Commerce, holds in Chains, Envy, Fraud
3621192 Britannia crowned by Victory and attended by Plenty and Commerce, holds in Chains, Envy, Fraud, Tyranny and Ambition (engraving) by English School

Punch cartoon: The British Brigands Bank - corruption in banking and the collapse of the Royal British Bank (engraving)
6034712 Punch cartoon: The British Brigands Bank - corruption in banking and the collapse of the Royal British Bank (engraving) by Leech

Trial of the Tichborne Claimant, Witnesses for the Defence (engraving)
1620902 Trial of the Tichborne Claimant, Witnesses for the Defence (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trial of the Tichborne Claimant)

The Claimant in the Tichborne Trial (engraving)
1625779 The Claimant in the Tichborne Trial (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Claimant in the Tichborne Trial)

Page from The Satires of Cynicus (colour litho)
2810399 Page from The Satires of Cynicus (colour litho) by Anderson, Martin " Cynicus" (1854-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for The Satires of Cynicus (His Studio)

Who will profit from the revolt in the Champagne region? The German fraudster (colour litho)
2779711 Who will profit from the revolt in the Champagne region? The German fraudster (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Arrest of the Humbert family in Madrid (litho)
2795680 Arrest of the Humbert family in Madrid (litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arrest of the Humbert family in Madrid)

At a knocking out (colour litho)
3095690 At a knocking out (colour litho) by Concanen, Alfred (1835-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: At a knocking out)

Arrest of Jean Gallay and Valentine Merelli at Bahia, Brazil (colour litho)
3097525 Arrest of Jean Gallay and Valentine Merelli at Bahia, Brazil (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Valentine postcard, Man borrows money from his girlfriend Date: 20th century

Prosecution of the Spirit-Medium Slade, Sketches at the Bow-Street Police Court (engraving)
1602526 Prosecution of the Spirit-Medium Slade, Sketches at the Bow-Street Police Court (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

English gentleman consulting a somniloquist, 18th century
English gentleman consulting a somniloquist in his chambers, 18th century. The sleeping fortune teller lies in a bed in a room decorated with crocodile skin, Egyptian figures and incense burners

English gentleman at the tomb of Petrarchs muse, Laura de Sade, Laure des Noves, in the Chapelle des Sade, convent of the Cordeliers, Avignon. At the tomb of Laura

The punishment of a fraudulent baker, illustration from Hutchinson
STC293148 The punishment of a fraudulent baker, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1923 (litho) by Woodville

Let me have another look at those Cup Tie tickets you bought for ten Quid from that
NFM315460 Let me have another look at those Cup Tie tickets you bought for ten Quid from that chap in Soho, cartoon by John (colour litho) by English School; 14x22 cm; National Football Museum

Rene Prosper Blondlot (1849-1930) (b / w photo)
ACD237256 Rene Prosper Blondlot (1849-1930) (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Academie des Sciences, Paris

Honour Triumphing over Deceit, c. 1561 (marble)
ALG79838 Honour Triumphing over Deceit, c.1561 (marble) by Danti, Vincenzo (1530-76); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: L Honneur vainqueur de la Fraude; ); Italian

The trial of the notorious fraudster Therese Humbert. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2796267 The trial of the notorious fraudster Therese Humbert. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Leandre, Charles (1862-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

The trial of the Humbert family (colour litho)
2795752 The trial of the Humbert family (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The trial of the Humbert family)

Sold again! (engraving)
2788398 Sold again! (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sold again! Illustration for The Leisure Hour (1872)

In Memory of Jacob Henry Tillett (litho)
3639360 In Memory of Jacob Henry Tillett (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In Memory of Jacob Henry Tillett)

Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2804715 Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Forain, Jean Louis (1852-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Le Rire, 11 December 1897.); © Look and Learn

The Tichborne Trial, Sketch in Court (engraving)
1625789 The Tichborne Trial, Sketch in Court (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tichborne Trial, Sketch in Court)

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"Fraud: Unmasking Deceptions Throughout History" The British passport, a symbol of trust and authenticity, has been targeted by fraudsters seeking to exploit its credibility. Helen Duncan's controversial practices involving ectoplasm and teleplasmic hands raised suspicions about the legitimacy of her mediumship abilities. The Hamburg Hydra Linnaeus scandal exposed the fraudulent claims made by individuals attempting to pass off fake artifacts as genuine historical treasures. Marriott's questionable involvement in mediumship activities cast doubts on the authenticity of their spiritual connections. An American merchants trade card from 1885 promoting Cocaine Toothache Drops reveals an alarming disregard for ethical marketing towards both children and adults. Dutch Schultz, known originally as Arthur Flegenheimer, was an American gangster who managed to evade tax evasion charges but remained infamous for his fraudulent activities. A poster dating back to c1880 advertised Pratts Healing Ointment, raising questions about its actual healing properties and potential deceitful advertising tactics used at that time. Cunicularii or the Wise Men of Godliman in Consultation is an engraving from 1726 depicting a group claiming wisdom while potentially engaging in deceptive practices behind closed doors. Clark Stanleys Snake Oil Liniment advertisement from around 1895 exemplifies how false medical claims were employed to deceive consumers into purchasing ineffective products with no real benefits. Edward Windsor Kemble's cartoon "Death's Laboratory" (1906) highlighted the dangers associated with patent medicine and advertisers' spurious claims aimed at luring unsuspecting customers into buying dubious remedies. Throughout history, instances have plagued various domains – be it passports, spiritual mediums, historical artifacts, or even medicinal products – reminding us to remain vigilant against deception lurking beneath seemingly trustworthy facades.